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OMA Omaha / MCO Orlando

OMA → MCO on time

Eppley Airfield (Omaha, NE) to Orlando (Orlando, FL). Every scheduled flight, September 2025 to August 2026.

On time
81%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.8%
372 flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+51 min
average delay
Flights / day
1
2 airlines

81% of flights from Omaha to Orlando arrived on time over the past 12 months. That is about the typical U.S. route. 6% of flights arrived more than an hour late or not at all.

How late?

The on-time rate treats a flight 20 minutes late the same as one 5 hours late. Here's the split for OMA → MCO: when a flight was late, it was under 45 minutes late 67% of the time. About 1 in 21 flights landed an hour or more late, and 1 in 124 three hours or more; 0.8% were cancelled outright.

Share of all 372 scheduled flights, past 12 months, by arrival time against schedule.

By airline

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledTypical arrival1h+ lateAvg when lateOperated by
Southwest Airlines35780%0.6%−6 min5.0%+51 minSouthwest Airlines
Frontier Airlines15—————Frontier Airlines

Airline = the name on the ticket. Regional flights (e.g. "Delta Connection") count under the ticketing airline, and the operator is listed.

Best time of day to fly

On-time rate by scheduled departure hour (local time at OMA). Delays build through the day as late planes knock on, so early flights usually do best.

40%70%100%5 a.m. departures: too few flights (29 flights)5a6 a.m. departures: 85% on time (122 flights)856a7 a.m. departures: too few flights (4 flights)7a8 a.m. departures: too few flights (1 flights)8a9 a.m. departures: too few flights (18 flights)9a10 a.m. departures: too few flights (9 flights)10a11 a.m. departures: too few flights (12 flights)11anoon departures: too few flights (28 flights)12p1 p.m. departures: too few flights (39 flights)1p2 p.m. departures: too few flights (38 flights)2p3 p.m. departures: too few flights (13 flights)3p4 p.m. departures: too few flights (27 flights)4p5 p.m. departures: too few flights (5 flights)5p6 p.m. departures: too few flights (26 flights)6p
OMA → MCO, share of flights arriving on time, by departure hour. Hours with under 100 flights are greyed out.
82%+ on time76–82%68–76%under 68%too few flights

By airline and hour

DepartsSouthwest Airlines
6 a.m.85%

By month

Each calendar month pooled over 2023–2026. Best: November (83%). Worst: January (70%).

40%70%100%Jan: 70% on time (123 flights)70JanFeb: 82% on time (112 flights)82FebMar: 72% on time (130 flights)72MarApr: too few flights (76 flights)AprMay: too few flights (76 flights)MayJun: 77% on time (109 flights)77JunJul: 77% on time (113 flights)77JulAug: too few flights (40 flights)AugSep: too few flights (39 flights)SepOct: too few flights (87 flights)OctNov: 83% on time (100 flights)83NovDec: 73% on time (120 flights)73Dec

By day of week

DayFlightsOn timeCancelled
Monday48——
Tuesday43——
Wednesday44——
Thursday45——
Friday49——
Saturday85——
Sunday58——

Why flights were late

Share of delay minutes on flights 15+ minutes late, as reported to BTS by the airlines.

Late inbound plane 48%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 26%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 24%Security 1%

Cancellations: weather 3

Month by month

Not enough months with data to draw a trend.

Worst days in the past year

DateFlightsOn timeCancelled
Mar 21, 20263100%0
Mar 14, 20263100%0

Questions

How often are flights from OMA to MCO on time?

81% of 372 scheduled flights from Omaha, NE to Orlando, FL arrived within 15 minutes of schedule between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.8% were cancelled.

What month has the most delays from OMA to MCO?

January (70% on time). The best month is November (83%), over 2023–2026.

Related

Domestic flights by the airlines that report to the U.S. DOT, plus their regional partners. "On time" means arriving less than 15 minutes after schedule; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Past performance is a guide, not a forecast. Method.